aniseed

the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.

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Origin of aniseed

First recorded in 1350–1400,aniseed is from the Middle English word anece seed. See anise, seed